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This little-known ETF is up over 600% amid U.S.-Iran war, a better trade than oil or energy stocks
ETF Edge This little-known ETF is up over 600% amid U.S.-Iran war, a better trade than oil or energy stocks Published Sat, Apr 25 20267:30 AM EDTUpdated 34 Min Ago Krysta Escobar WATCH LIVE Source
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Nuclear reactor company X-energy shares surge 26% as AI drives interest in its IPO
In this article XE Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT watch now VIDEO7:2007:20 X-energy CEO Clay Sell on IPO debut: We make it easy to build nuclear power plants Squawk Box Advanced nuclear reactor company X-energy began trading Friday as the AI boom and electrification broadly spark a flurry of interest in the nuclear industry. […]
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AI data center backlash threatens Pennsylvania GOP incumbents in 2026 election
A data center owned by Amazon Web Services, front right, is under construction next to the Susquehanna nuclear power plant in Berwick, Pennsylvania, Jan. 14, 2025. Ted Shaffrey | AP The AI-driven data center boom in Pennsylvania — which includes a $20 billion investment from Amazon — is leading to political angst in districts in […]
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People will be ‘living and working’ on the moon in the 2030s, says space tech CEO
A view of Earth, partially hidden by the Moon, photographed through the Orion spacecraft window at 6:41 p.m. EDT (22:41 GMT) April 6, 2026, just three minutes before the Orion spacecraft and its crew went behind the Moon and lost contact with Earth for 40 minutes before emerging on the other side during the Artemis […]
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Brent oil tops $105 as tensions simmer in Strait of Hormuz, Israel threatens attacks
A picture taken on March 12, 2017, shows a view of an oil facility in the Khark Island, on the shore of the Gulf. Atta Kenare | Afp | Getty Images Brent oil prices jumped more than 3% on Thursday, as tensions run high in the Strait of Hormuz with the U.S. and Iran enforcing […]
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‘We are facing the biggest energy security threat in history,’ IEA chief tells CNBC
“We are facing the biggest energy security threat in history,” Fatih Birol, the head of the International Energy Agency (IEA), told CNBC Thursday. “As of today, we’ve lost 13 million barrels per day of oil … and there are major disruptions in vital commodities,” he told Steve Sedgwick virtually at CNBC’s CONVERGE LIVE in Singapore. Birol […]
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Step aside Tesla, BYD: Japanese carmakers deepen their hold on India’s auto market with hybrids
Hello, this is Priyanka Salve, writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to the latest edition of “Inside India“ — your one-stop destination for stories and developments from the world’s fastest growing large economy. Indian consumers’ desire to shift away from gasoline-based cars should have been Tesla and BYD’s moment to shine in the world’s third-largest auto market. […]
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U.S. judge blocks Trump administration actions stymieing wind, solar projects
Wind turbines operate at a wind farm near solar panels near Palm Springs, California, on March 6, 2024. Mario Tama | Getty Images A federal judge on Tuesday blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from enforcing a series of permitting policies that wind and solar energy industry groups say have stymied the development of new energy […]
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Amazon adding heavy-duty EV trucks from Einride as it spreads bets on freight decarbonization
Swedish EV trucking company Einride is deploying 75 manually operated electric heavy-duty trucks in Amazon‘s Relay freight network, an expansion of the freight EV startup’s push into the U.S. ahead of a planned public offering, and Amazon’s push to expand no-emissions electrification technology across its logistics network and beyond last-mile delivery. The Einride trucks will […]
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Volkswagen announces voice AI in its Chinese cars from later this year
Key Points German automaker announced it would incorporate AI agents that allow humans to control car features with voice commands into its cars in China. CTO Thomas Ulbrich told CNBC that the in-car AI agent would draw on tech from Tencent, Alibaba and Baidu. Volkswagen has invested heavily in China in recent years, with stakes […]
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